Terrell Owens Discusses Seahawks, Russell Wilson

1/17/2015 10:09AM

Six-time Pro Bowl former NFL star and “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant Terrell Owens talks to the WSJ’s Lee Hawkins about being cut by the Seattle Seahawks in 2012 and gives his opinion on the potential of Seahawks QB Russell Wilson. Photo: Getty

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there were teams that fell like you wouldn't be good for the locker room because you're outspoken in everything but Pete Carroll ... did sign you to the sea onto didn't end up ... paying for the Seahawks but ... I think in that spirit I do you feel about how you ... presented yourself and that's it ... of with the CEO ... um ... shocking ... to me that when I was unable to ... release it to remain on the roster of ... and make the fifty three man roster but ... it's unfortunate but ... his reasoning was you know they want ago in a different direction and I think that's that's ... with ... the youth in the younger guys in ... um you know what I wanted to use the office and ... explain you know what he was cutting me ... you're in it and haven't been bad to say Asia said they want to go in a different direction so ... awful myself it was disappointing ... I was sick and stuck it out ... the speed of one of the year so ... from based on in ... the know why I get ahead of me ... out to play in order to gain the rule Rusty drop it has no in a ... we played in her ... spat the secondary ... and all came over top Lesar didn't know drop it so ... you know in in the Michael Jordan came back no from a year to a two year layoff or what have you he wasn't even come back to tear it is rare for so ... up for myself I think you know ... how to have a couple more you know practices weeks of practicing games on the month of no ... um ... because the speed was there you know other than that like Santa had a few drops here and indexes ... will rush to be shaken off but other than that you know ... I enjoyed the opportunity on the did make it and you know down one to bigger better things what did you think about ... the Wilson what was it to DC that he could be someone that would end up being a star we absolutely aam are are all ... upon arriving there and then once I riot ... on their tell me you know like you know would have a young guy ... discovery going to use my keys pretty good ... aam because of that time a plane had been signed ... to sign on I think the year before they use so he was a starting quarterback so ... on basically everything that's going to push an ad free and ... you know who opted the state he should be a starter could be a starter ... by the by the IDF in the year ... of Salzburg okay so you know we would go work out ... the guy was downbeat eurozone point ... of Indiana critical quarterbacks of the half that of many times during the the the real you know where this critical or not I mean ... if I'm sayin' somethin' this aisles credible for me it's constructive criticism meat is what he is ... aam but ice all when everybody is now seeing ... an hour to see the Seattle Seahawks and the personnel and staff ... they sought as well ...